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#bloodwork 2026-06-04
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- assay_not_purity — what should i get at baseline before i start 21:30
- reta_resting_hr — slightly off topic but if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later, we shall see 21:44
- reta_resting_hr — alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign 21:53
- typosquat_tay — coming back to this ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year 22:01
retest it
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
if a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician. we will help you read it, we will not tell you it is fine, i could be wrong
unrelated but nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
quick one triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
what should i get at baseline before i start
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apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
slightly off topic but if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later, we shall see
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sorry to jump in a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
*sorry, GL Biochem
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
coming back to this ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
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ok so homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
do you get bloods every 3 months or only when something changes